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rbreich ,
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I'm not saying we shouldn't worry about how China might be using TikTok to steal our data and manipulate us...

But why aren't we at least as worried about the U.S. billionaires who own the other apps stealing our data and trying to manipulate us?

crumbleneedy ,
@crumbleneedy@aus.social avatar

@rbreich nothing better than a boogeyman you can demonize except one you can demonize racistly

Misterhighwasted ,
@Misterhighwasted@toad.social avatar

@rbreich because its China. As in China, Russia, Iran
They want to eat us & any remaining democracies left after Ukraine, US & Israel.
Their ultimate endgame.

arstechnica ,
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You can now buy a flame-throwing robot dog for under $10,000

Thermonator, the first "flamethrower-wielding robot dog," is completely legal in 48 US states.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/you-can-now-buy-a-flame-throwing-robot-dog-for-under-10000/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

DWTSquawk7600 ,
@DWTSquawk7600@worldkey.io avatar

@arstechnica AKA, who needs Jewish Space Lasers??

johnlogic ,
@johnlogic@sfba.social avatar

@arstechnica

Flamethrowers are banned only in Maryland.
California requires a permit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_flamethrowers_in_the_United_States

rbreich ,
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Billionaires aren’t just supporting Trump for the tax cuts.

As Peter Thiel once admitted: “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.”

Make no mistake: The goal of American oligarchy is to tear down democracy itself.

pambergren ,
@pambergren@mastodon.social avatar

@rbreich Then our little buddy, Peter needs to get his butt back to Germany where he came in from. WHO cares what he, an immigrant here, even thinks?

thorne ,
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@rbreich @cstross Democracy and billionaires and modern social^H^H^H^H^H^Hmarketing networks are incompatible:

  1. Never before has it been possible to buy so many votes (for pretty much anything) for so little money.
  2. Never before has so much of the world’s wealth rested in the hands of so few.
georgetakei ,
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What do you think of his comments here, folks? https://www.comicsands.com/jerry-seinfeld-comedy-pc-left-2668091275.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

ruurd ,
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@georgetakei That's a joke right?

Sobeit ,
@Sobeit@mstdn.social avatar

@georgetakei Sorry, Jerry has the wrong side. I expected better of him.

arstechnica ,
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Microsoft’s new “Recall” feature will record everything you do on your PC

Recall uses Copilot+ PC features "to take images of your active screen every few seconds."

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/microsofts-new-recall-feature-will-record-everything-you-do-on-your-pc/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Sekei ,
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@arstechnica sounds great, not creepy AT ALL!

Sekei ,
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@arstechnica not creepy at all

rbreich ,
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Boeing shareholders approved a $33M pay package for CEO Dave Calhoun, despite overseeing huge losses and safety problems.

It's the biggest package ever given to a Boeing CEO.

Calhoun is resigning by year's end. Guess what he gets then?

A $45 million golden parachute.

Unreal.

priryo ,
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@rbreich
If I had anything to do with their planes I'd want a parachute too.
@peterbrown

teresa_athome ,
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@rbreich sickening

arstechnica ,
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Elon Musk: AI will be smarter than any human around the end of next year

While Musk says superintelligence is coming soon, one critic says prediction is "batsh*t crazy."

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/elon-musk-ai-will-be-smarter-than-any-human-around-the-end-of-next-year/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

keekerdc ,
@keekerdc@mastodon.keekerdc.com avatar

@arstechnica why. are. you. reporting. on. this. clown.

nazokiyoubinbou ,
@nazokiyoubinbou@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica The stuff people insist on calling AI still lacks either qualifier. It is not artificial -- the data is 100% human works (mostly stolen.) It is not intelligent. It does not understand. It does not learn. It can't apply logic or reason. All it does is match vague patterns.

I admit that with people like him out there pulling the average down it could fool a person, but no, a thing with a literal 0 IQ cannot be smarter than a species with an IQ averaged on a curve to 100. Ever.

rbreich ,
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Each of Trump's 34 criminal counts of false business filings in the New York case carries a penalty of up to four years in prison.

If Trump is convicted, what should the sentence be?

maysonic ,
@maysonic@twit.social avatar

@rbreich A week per count(consecutive) plus 4 years supervised probation/suspended sentence. With drug testing.

Clarity ,
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@rbreich Same as Napoleon.(sic) Exile to Git-Mo

rbreich ,
@rbreich@masto.ai avatar

Donald Trump has violated the gag order placed on him during his NY trial ten times so far. If he keeps violating it, what should Judge Juan Merchan do?

LindaCollins11 ,
@LindaCollins11@mastodon.social avatar

@rbreich Lock him up

Flowermob ,
@Flowermob@mastodon.social avatar

@rbreich Lock him up!

georgetakei ,
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Would you tell this person to move their coat, or just deal with it?

darthdzl ,
@darthdzl@mastodon.world avatar

@georgetakei
I'd move it for them. They put it there, knowing full well what they were doing to me, so they have no "I didn't know" defense.

sewunicorn ,
@sewunicorn@mstdn.social avatar

@georgetakei In this case, absolutely would say something even if I had no intent in watching the screen, and involving FAs if they didn't comply on their own. On a more budget flight, depends on whether I wanted the tray.

arstechnica ,
@arstechnica@mastodon.social avatar

Tesla to lay off everyone working on Superchargers, new vehicles

Tesla is also getting rid of its public policy team, despite robotaxi ambitions.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on-superchargers-new-vehicles/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

joewein ,
@joewein@mastodon.social avatar

Replacing their CEO is a necessary condition for the survival of though it may not be sufficient. A turnaround from a stale product palette would take years, their reputation is ruined, BYD and others have far lower costs and better battery tech. No wonder the execs who recently left have sold all their shares.

MishaVanMollusq ,
@MishaVanMollusq@sfba.social avatar

@arstechnica

rbreich ,
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Where are the editorials calling for Trump to drop out of the race and allow Republicans to choose a non-felon as their nominee?

DSCH ,
@DSCH@mas.to avatar

@rbreich

superflippy ,
@superflippy@mastodon.xyz avatar

@rbreich It’s a sad commentary on the effectiveness of violence and intimidation.

rbreich ,
@rbreich@masto.ai avatar

I still hear people arguing that prosecuting a former president sets a “dangerous precedent.”

The truly dangerous precedent would be to establish that presidents are above the law.

B31Bowden ,
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@rbreich Surely it only sets a precedent because no previous president was accused of criminal acts? All precedents are set because something unusual heppened.

cvwillegen ,
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@rbreich
He's a private citizen right now, and anyone who has committed crimes should be held to the same standards. It's not political if you actually did the crimes, you know...
@countcol

arstechnica ,
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Tesla chair says Elon Musk needs $46 billion pay plan to stay motivated

Musk could devote less time to Tesla if pay isn't re-approved, shareholders hear.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/06/tesla-chair-says-elon-musk-needs-46-billion-pay-plan-to-stay-motivated/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

ReneGarcia ,
@ReneGarcia@mastodon.world avatar

@arstechnica what exactly is the downside of that scenario?

jstevenyork ,
@jstevenyork@mastodon.social avatar

@arstechnica
You say that like it's a bad thing...

rbreich ,
@rbreich@masto.ai avatar

When I was a mere clerk for the 1st circuit appeals court, I wasn't allowed to have a political bumper sticker for fear of creating even the appearance of bias on the court.

How can Justice Alito be allowed to rule on Jan 6-related matters after flying a pro-insurrection flag?

xerge ,
@xerge@mastodon.nl avatar

@rbreich I think we all know why.

ottomate ,
@ottomate@noc.social avatar

@rbreich It certainly seems like some culture of basic decency has been shed and "whatever you can get away with" is now nakedly the GOP modus operandi. The politics of division and "wedge issues", negative campaigning now ratcheted up to levels better described as propaganda...when did it start? Who has managed to make it pass as normal and not alarm the electorate? How can we put it back under the rock from which it crawled?

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